Phil Chairez

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I believe I’ve trapped myself into a specialization I love without having enough qualifications to get another job in it. Design systems, you’ve really done me in.

I might be starting a podcast with my wife focused on her profession, dog behavior. It’s going to be a husband and wife vibe where I ask her questions being an apprentice and she’s the expert. What should we call it?

It’s been long enough, right? Topher Grace was bad in Interstellar.

I’ve been digging into this myself recently. I’m trying to stop rushing and be done with everything just to have another to-do list tomorrow. I’m focusing on being more present and enjoying the ride. Previously I’ve only got that feeling on vacation. The idea of having that everyday is exciting.

The training sequence in Bloodsport literally has no training. It’s just Jean-Claude Van Damme getting his ass beat. Here are 5 leadership skills I learned from Bloodsport. Jk.

Losing a manager is tough. Losing a great manager is really tough. Just had my final 1:1 with mine. Grieving process begins.

Beauty!

I can’t shake a statement I heard this week answering the question, what would have I done during WWII as fascism was allowed to flourish. Whatever you’re doing right now, today. That’s what you would be doing. Been a tough week.

Just tried Sweet Green for the first time. Pretty damn good. Also the country is crumbling but Sweet Green is doing something right.

I saw an internet video today I wanted to send my therapist. I think that’s meaningful.

I very often feel like I’m not using the internet to make money and so many people are. I just have a job. It feels outdated. I have it in me to do it, but I just haven’t started.

Hey man, don’t do that.

I know I’m 40 because I just coveted Ray Romano’s hairstyle.

Wicked straight up pulled a Dune on me in the theater today. Part 1?!? I’m sorry, what?

Just finished Joker: Folie a Deux. It wasn’t as bad as everyone said. I thought it was a big swing and was really interesting and gripping at times. Joaquin Phoenix is top notch. :lady gaga noises:

🤯 nice! Books got it right. Plenty of source material to just sneak it in somewhere in the films.

Living in the Midwest, I take pride it telling the stories of the best f’n tacos being from a gas station in South Texas. They don’t know.

Or a look. Something.

Nice. They could have sneaked that line in.

It really bugs me that everyone in Harry Potter just skipped right over the fact that Harry clearly owns one of the Deathly Hallows, the invisibility cloak. TBF I didn’t read the books but still, give it a line or two you know?

My girls at grandma’s for Christmas. Chillin like villains. 🎄

Beef stew + goat cheese is the shit.

My wife’s car broke down this evening. I asked ChatGPT probably 20 questions about potential causes based on a photo of the dash. I felt very confident driving over ready to jump it in the right sequence. An ice cold spindrift was all it took. Battery corrosion. I’m a man and I fix things.

I’ve realized that my entire music career has been a never ending attempt to write Songbird. Maybe one day. Best GD band.

I finished this today. I haven’t read it in like 10 years. Enjoyed it probably more this time around. I was amazed at how many themes Card balanced and had running all at once. This book always stuck with me & helped me understand empathy better. The entire second half was gripping!

Dealt with frozen pipes most of my morning today because I left the garage opened last night. Low of 13 here in IN. No running water in our house for a bit. Literally ran a blow dryer on some pipes under our stairs to fix it. Raised the heat, opened bathroom cabinets. I’m a man and I fix things. 🤦‍♂️

My grandmother’s jalapeño cornbread. Her cooking legacy continues. Happy Thanksgiving y’all!

I thought twice about asking. 😬 I appreciate it! If my Wellbutrin doesn’t work out I’ll want to try something else. Design system meds unite!

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National Treasure 1 & 2. So bad yet so great.